'AutoKeybo' is a metamorphosis keyboard that combines a keyboard, mouse, and trackpad into one and allows you to freely switch input devices

AutoKeybo is a tool that combines all the tools you use to input data from your PC, such as your keyboard, mouse, and trackpad, into one and allows you to switch between them freely using hand tracking. Here are some of the things that have been posted online, including how it actually works and first impressions from people who have actually used it.

AutoKeybo

https://get.autokeybo.com/

The AutoKeybo is the keyboard for people who dream of Wolverine. - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/5/24336890/the-autokeybo-is-the-keyboard-for-people-who-dream-of-wolverine

Here's what AutoKeybo looks like: It looks like a split QWERTY keyboard.

However, the device is equipped with a hand tracking camera that uses AI

The keyboard then retracted into the device, and a mouse and another keyboard appeared underneath.

You can see how AutoKeybo actually works by looking at the GIF image below. The speed at which each component is inserted and removed can be freely customized.


It also has an on-board computer and its own HDMI and USB Type-C ports. The developer writes that AutoKeybo helps eliminate bad ergonomic habits. AutoKeybo is also a patented, inclusive technology born from the 'Equalizer Interface' project for shoulder disorders and injuries, and is also appealing that it was developed to assist people with disabilities.

AutoKeybo is exhibited at CES 2025, one of the world's largest consumer electronics trade shows, and Stanley50z , who was able to touch the real thing, wrote his first impression on Reddit.

Stanley50z wrote, 'My first impression wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It was pretty easy to get used to the controls, and there seems to be almost no learning curve if you're switching from a regular keyboard. The founder said that he was targeting people with shoulder injuries, which makes sense.'

Technically, it uses a camera fixed to the case to detect hand gestures and switch between devices by inserting and removing them. According to the founder, the case is equipped with not only a keyboard but also an embedded PC (such as a Raspberry Pi), but it is unclear at the time of writing how this works. In addition, all the parts (layers) that can be inserted and removed are modular and can be freely switched.

The disadvantage is that it uses 'image-based recognition.' Basically, you have to position your hands in a specific way and angle them in order for the layers to switch. It also points out that there are cases where the layers switch even when you pull your hand back to stop operating AutoKeybo. In addition, Stanley50z wrote about the layer switching, 'There were times when the mechanical parts were a little not smooth, but most of the time it was fine and very fast.'